Katsuhiro Nakayama

Nakayama's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Nagoya Grampus · 13th	3	0	0	6.37	26	17
2026/27	Nagoya Grampus	19	0	7	6.83	—	—
2025/26	Nagoya Grampus · 16th	26	0	2	6.76	26	17
2024/25	Nagoya Grampus · 11th	32	0	0	6.73	35	10
2023/24	Shimizu S-pulse	40	8	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

K. Nakayama is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakayama.

On the season, Nakayama graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.208 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Nakayama is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Remarkably consistent

26.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

16.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.21

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.21

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.105

Goal contribution / 900.105

Defensive actions / 902.208

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.105

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 30, Nakayama sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakayama's projected Rating — 26.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions15

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nagoya GrampusJan 2024 – now

Shimizu S-pulseJan 2021 – Jan 2024Free

Yokohama FCuntil Jan 2021

About K. Nakayama

Katsuhiro Nakayama is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Nagoya Grampus, born on July 17, 1996 in Yokohama, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Japan. Nagoya Grampus currently sit 13th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Nakayama has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 258 minutes.

K. Nakayama's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Nagoya Grampus face Fagiano Okayama at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Nakayama at 26.3 with a Season form score of 16.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, K. Nakayama has totalled 214 club appearances with 18 goals and 10 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 40 appearances for Shimizu S-pulse.

K. Nakayama's career has also included time at Shimizu S-pulse and Yokohama FC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.